all of this comes after a series of meetings and the pentagon chair chuck hagel to position troops to be ready. at the same time, interpol has issued a global security alert asking its member nations to help determine if a series of massive prison escapes across the region in recent days may be linked. hundreds of prisoners, including some al qaeda members, have escaped prisons in iraq, pakistan, libya and syria. candy. >> and you've got to believe, barbara, that even if this is not connected with the current terrorist threat, it's not good because there's a lot of al qaeda prisoners, a lot of thugs. >> reporter: that's exactly right. a lot of very experienced al qaeda operatives that may, may now be back out on the street in those countries. given what is going on, may be ready to jump in and stir up an awful lot of trouble. candy. >> thanks, barbara. we'll have more on this at the top of the hour on "state of the union." up next on "reliable sources" real-life journalists grade hbo's series, "the newsroom." how much protein does your dog food have? 18 percent? 20? new purina one tru